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Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration
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Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration
, Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin, MCHC, MCH
Background
Not as useful as other indices for
Anemia Evaluation
More useful indices
Hemoglobin
or
Hematocrit
Mean Corpuscular Volume
(MCV)
Red Cell Distribution Width
(RDW)
Calculations
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH)
MCH = (10 x
Hemoglobin
) / (
Red Blood Cell Count
)
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC)
MCHC = (
Hemoglobin
x 100) / (
Hematocrit
)
Interpretations
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH)
Normal: >30 pg/cell
Abnormal: <30 pg/cell
Suggests abnormal
Hemoglobin
synthesis
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC)
Normal: 28 - 33%
Low (< 28%):
Iron Deficiency Anemia
High (> 33%): Spherocytosis or unstable
Hemoglobin
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